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   Security Contractors In Iraq - Blog of the Nation Blog

   November 20, 2008 ... Security Contractors In Iraq. 1:57. November 20, 2008. comments. Security contractors from Blackwater, USA securing a road in Baghdad. ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/11/security_contractors_in_iraq.html

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   September 19th Show - Blog of the Nation Blog

   September 19, 2007 ... comments. Hi all. Busy day...but today's show looks like it's coming together quickly. Our first hour will be a discussion about US contractors in Iraq. ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/09/september_19th_show.html

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   November 20th Show - Blog of the Nation Blog

   November 20, 2008 ... Who passed Prop 8? In our second hour, we'll talk with Pultizer Prize winning reporter Steve Fainaru about the role security contractors play in Iraq. ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/11/november_20th_show.html

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   November 13th Show - Blog of the Nation Blog

   November 13, 2007 ... In today's first hour, we will talk about the shifting workforce where many Americans are working as independent "home-based" contractors and freelancers, and ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/11/november_13th_show.html

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   The "New South" - Blog of the Nation Blog

   August 05, 2008 ... Just outside of my hometown, military contractors became mammoth, transnational corporations, exporting equipment and security personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/08/the_new_south.html

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   Time to Forget Flipping? - Blog of the Nation Blog

   February 12, 2008 ... For every flipper you see raking in cash, you see a handful mired in a quicksand of untrustworthy contractors, failed inspections, and mounting mortgage ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/02/time_to_forget_flipping.html

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   The New Home Office - Blog of the Nation Blog

   November 13, 2007 ... It couldn't." Unequivocally. More and more Americans are electing to work for themselves, as freelancers, contractors, and consultants. ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/11/the_new_home_office_1.html

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   Uneven Sacrifice - Blog of the Nation Blog

   September 11, 2007 ... As attitudes about Muslims grow even more suspicious, and more and more civilian contractors take dangerous jobs in Baghdad, we decided to take a look at who ... http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/09/uneven_sacrifice.html